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RE: On Freedom and (Un)Happiness

in #freedom6 years ago

I've realized that some people might indeed might not enjoy or even want the amount of freedom that libertarians might want, but I've never really took the thought as far as you did here. Personally I just cringe to the idea of "yes sir-ing" and following the orders of others, hence why I didn't go to military (Finland has a compulsory service) but to civil service. Luckily that just ended since even there I had some problems in beginning to do things I saw as pointless, haha. I guess I'm that of a like to do my own decisions myself.

Now I wonder what is the evolutionary advantage for people who don't want to follow the orders of others... I guess someone has to be like that because somebody has to give orders, right?

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If everyone was always competing to be “top dog”, it would be counterproductive from an evolutionary perspective. Lot’s of energy and effort would be wasted on the competition. By rewarding people for submitting to authority within hierarchies, evolution strikes a balance between competition and cooperation.

Makes sense.